Day 4: After one day off from the classes, all of us were fully charged for our next class at Nanyang. After breakfast we reached the University premises at 9:30 and had some time for coffee before our classes. Our lecture started at 10 with Professor Vijay Sethi, who held a leadership position at Division of information Technology, Nanyang Technological University. He articulated his views on “Disruptive Technologies” relating it to the current scenario and all of us enjoyed it thoroughly. End of the class, we were served lunch and we went for the Night Safari at the Zoological parks in Singapore. We got a chance to closely watch exotic animals like White Lion, Malaysian antelope and a “Fire show” in the end. After the night safari, we moved to Hotel Emporium for dinner and back to the Hotel thereafter. Day 5: It was the last day at the NTU; We had our breakfast at the Hotel and moved to NTU. We met local students in the University and tried to understand a more about the culture, pedagogy and methodologies followed at NTU. As the clock struck 10, we moved to our respective classes and Prof. Low Buen Sin shared his insights on “Growth of Singapore as a Global Financial hub” and articulated how financial sector in Singapore has led to Singapore achieving prosperity and boost to its economy. After the class, we gathered at University premises for a group photograph and received our Certificates for International Immersion program.
Evening was planned for another astonishing man-made architectural beauty - “Gardens by the Bay” which is a nature park spanning over 101 hectares of reclaimed land in central Singapore adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. It took us 4 hours to cover this site which was a marvel of human creation. Some of us decided to skip our dinner destination “Little India” and went ahead to explore one restaurant named “Anna Lakshmi”, an authentic South Indian restaurant which served the best South Indian food, we ever have had and that too on the revenue model of “Pay as much you want”. Then we went to shop at Bugis street followed by a visit to Chinatown where all the things were available at cheapest possible prices. We bought souvenirs and chocolates from there and returned back to our hotel by metro. Day 6: The day of departure from Singapore had finally come. After our breakfast, we checked out and went to visit Jurong Bird Park which had the most exotic species of birds. As the clock struck 12:30, we boarded our buses and reached “Jewels of India”, right beside an enormous shopping complex “City Square” where most of us went to shopping and then we boarded the bus at 2pm to reach the airport. Light shower made the weather pleasant and our departure less painful. At 3, we reached the airport, shopped for a while and then boarded our flight along with our faculty coordinators and tour operators guiding us. The flight took off at 5:10 (Singapore Time) and with a delay of 20 minutes. On landing we were delighted to see our parents and siblings who came to pick us up. Thus, the weeklong Singapore trip finally came to an end. It was one of the most remarkable and unforgettable experience for me. The classroom sessions, fun, meeting students, faculties and understanding their and diversity was a truly great experience. The trip also helped us to create memories for life with our college friends which we would cherish for the rest of our lives. About Author: Sahil Guglani , 2015-17 batch, FORE School of Management, New Delhi
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